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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE SEVER
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clcmson Extension Information Specialist
Bale Per Acre
We can well remember when a
bale of cotton per acre w T as a
yield to brag about, and it was
seldom made on a whole field or
farm in South Carolina.
But with the pinch of high
costs and the fuller application
of developed knowhow, a bale per
acre average on the better farms
has not been exceptional now for
some time. But a bale or more
average per acre in the whole
country has been very rare. How-
• ever,last year six counties in the
state averaged over 500 pounds
of actual lint per acre on their
entire acreage. These, with their
yield figures in order, were: Cal
houn, 550, Hampton, 545, Dor
chester, 541, Allendale, 522, Bam
berg, 520, and Orangeburg, 510
pounds. And the whole state av
eraged 406 pounds. Add the bag-
-ging and ties to that and you
Slave close to a good bale per
per acre for the state.
Under present conditions, facts
developed by Clemson show' it
takes about a bale of cotton per
acre here now to make the crop
at all worthwhile to the grower.
Under that, you are making very
little, just swapping dollars or
losing them.
Our cotton acreage is fast
settling on the best cotton lands,
mostly in the mid-state. Large
fields, lands that warm up and
grow off early, and those suited
to mechanization are the ones
where this great crop still looks
good.
Witchweed In Williamsburg
Associate County Agent Har
rington of Williamsburg reports:
“Witchweed was found on one
farm in the county the past sum
mer bordering on the Santee
Swamp. Control measures were
immediately set up.”
It was a bit surprising to find
it there, as that’s on the far
side of the big county of Will
iamsburg from the known infes
tations in several border counties
in the other direction.
Grapes In The Pee Dee
We ordarinarily think of our
start with bunch grapes, as a
money crop in this state, as being
in the mid-state and up-country.
However, County Agent Living
ston of Florence tells me he as
sisted 11 farmers there in mer-
keting 30 tons of grapes the
past summer from 21 acres of
rather young vines. These grow
ers are members of the Palmetto
Grape Marketing Association
that’s promoting the building of
a grape processing plant in the
state. A lot of grapes are being
set this winter. Interested far
mers, see your county agent or
ag teacher.
Hail! Take Heart
When hail hits a young grow
ing crop, the farmer always faces
the dilemma of what to do. Whe
ther it is better to trust it to
grow out or to plant over, that’s
the pressing question that must
be decided right then. For time
will not wait.
County Agent Bonnette of Me-
FOR AND ABOUT TCtNAGCRS
Be Friendly If You Want Friends
By C. D. Smith
From Indiana comes this let-
-ter: “I am 13 years old and I
have lived in this town for six
years and still have no friends.
Several girls say they like me,
but don’t show it. If I am doing
anything wrong, I would like to
know what it is. Can you help?”
The letter is signed “No
Friends.”
Certainly all of us, whether we
admit it or not, want to be “liked”
by people. But, being liked is not
enough. We must have friends.
Can we help this particular
young lady? We hope so, because
we can think of nothing worse
than having no friends at all.
The first thing we would ask
this young lady to do is ask herself
this question, “Am l friendly to
everyone.” This is not as useless
or silly as it may seem. Quite often
we think that certain people are
“unfriendly”—while they have the
same feeling about us. Because we
feel they are unfriendly, we art
reserved or distant in their pres
ence and this leads them to act
the same way, too.
The second question she should
ask herself is this, “What type
of person am I; pleasant, happy,
ready with conversation — or
quiet, complaining—and, worse
yet, perhaps, loud and boister
ous?”
The secret of being liked by peo
ple is as simple as liking people.
If we like people and show it in
our actions and manners, people
are certain to like us. And, the
only way that we can have a
friend is to be a friend. Be friend
ly; do nice things for people when
they least expect it; and you
should make new friends, day
after day.
Will Rogers once said “I never
met a man I couldn’t like.” Very
few pepole can make such a
statement in Vruth. But perhaps
the great humorist really meant
it, as he is certainly remembered
as one of the most popular
Americans of all time.
If you have a teenage problem yon
want to discuss, or an observation to
make, address your lei*-"- ITOR
AND ABOUT TEENAGERS,-NATION
AL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERV
ICE, ERANKFCJtT, KY
There’s one sure way to put a great big
smile on his or her face Christmas morn
ing! And that’s to let him or her discov
er one ... or two ... or more Swell-Ele
gant gifts for them under the Christ
mas tree from our store.
Best part of it all is that you can do
all your Christmas shopping for the
whole family here . . . under one roof.
And that goes whether they are hard or
easy to please!
Lominack’s Hardware, Inc.
1409 Main Street
Phone 13
BOYS ARE
THAT WAY
By J. M. ELEAZER
When they opened the hog up
Cormick reports: “Cotton that
was beaten completely clean of
leaves and limbs on June 3 by
hail came out and made a bale
per acre in some fields.”
at butchering time, we were
right there, getting in the way.
trying to see everything.
As soon as the insides came out
in a tub, some of the women
folks took them down behind the
plum thicket. There they cleaned
the intestines for stuffing saus
age and puddin’ in. And the sto
mach, and larger parts went for
chitterlings. My, how we liked
them! Creamed like chicken and
served on grits, they were won
derful. And to this day, I know
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
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of nothing better.
We spoke in turns for the blad
der. It was highly treasured. We
would insert a cane in it and blow
it up. That was the only sort of
balloon we ever had. We would
put a few cowpeas in it, let it
dry inflated, and then it would
rattle like a drum when we agi
tated it.
About that time they had
split the hog down the back with
a sharp axe. We hadn’t heard of
meat saws then. The best axe
men bragged about being able to
split the marrow all the way
dovm the backbone, as the hog
hung from the limb of the old
apple tree there in our backyard.
It was really interesting to us
then, for it was nearing the eat
ing stage. They would cut thin
strips of the light tender loin
and give it to us to cook on
sharp sticks over the coals there
by the pots. Frequently we would
hold it too. close and it or the
stick would catch fire. If it drop
ped off, we’d scrape it out of the
ashes and try again. With a lit
tle salt sprinkled on, we thought
that roasted pork was grand.
Head, liver, skin and scraps
were all put in a pot, with a
, bag of rice to boil for liver pud-
din’. Trimmings of lean were
ground for sausage, and the fat
was ground for lard. The trimmed
hams, shoulders and sides were
salted heavily and placed on pa
pers on a shelf in the smoke
house. And next week now we
will finish this butchering thing.
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soapstone
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tree
10 Valorous
man
14 Raise
15 A pile
16 Warm-
weather
drinks
17 WUd buffalo
of India
18 Peeled
19 Dispatched
20 Rhymsters
22 Head
coverteg
23 Heating
vessela
24 Greek
letter
26 Measure of
length
28 Combining
form: feast
day
31 — Merkel,
movie
actress
33 Signifying
maiden
name
34 It is
(contr.)
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novel by
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ter coin
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peninsula
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47 Radical
48 Fabled bird
40 Strong
desire
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alphabet
51 Measured by
timepiece
53 Part of
mouth
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one making
entrance Into
society
60 Apportion
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organs
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nature
demon
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Gemu
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12 Rockfish
13 Kilns
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knobe
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27 Golf
mound
28 Money
hoarder
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womanish
30 Not hollow
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precedes
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35 Girl’s name
36 Raised
platform
38 Ethiopian
title
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husband
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fish
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TV star
56 Knocks
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of time
90 Coffin and
stand
61 Hook money
62 Eskers
63 — of the
D’Urbevilles
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fluid
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Your Chrictmas dollars count
double when you shop at home.
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While fresh peaches are In season, delight In the spicy goodness of
biscuit-topped Peach Cobbler.
Fresh fruit and berry desserts win summertime clue ribbons for their peak
flavor. Along with shortcakes and pies, be sure to treat your family to fruit
cobblers like this luscious Peach Cobbler.
Baked in individual casseroles or an 8-inch square pan, this hurry-up dessert
is most appealing. Sprinkle tangy lemon juice and cinnamon sugar over the
sliced peaches in the bottom of the baking,dish. A rich drop biscuit dough
made with sugar and egg goes on top of the peaches.
Turning out glamorous fruit desserts is easy when you use enriched self
rising flour. Because the flour miller blends in baking powder and salt, you
can mix batters and doughs for baked foods In a twinkling. '
Fruit desserts made with enriched self-rising flour have important food
value. Fresh fruits supply vitamins and minerals, and enriched self-rising flour
Is a good source of three essential B-vitamins, calcium and food iron.
MACH COBBLIK
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Vs teaspoon clnnaaion
Combine ^ cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle lemon juice and sugar mixture
over peaches. Fill
slices.
1 tablespoon lemon |uice
4 cups sliced fresh peaches
well-greased individual casseroles two-thirds full with peach
TOPPINGs
3 tablespoons better
1 egg, beaten
3 tablespoons mHk
1 cup sifted enrkbed self-rising flour
V* cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Sift flour and’3 tablespoons of the sugar into mixing bowl. Stir In lemon rind.
Cut or rub butter or margarine into flour until mixture is crumbly. Combine
e& and milk. Add to dry ingredients and stir until flour is moistened. Drop by
spoonfuls over peach slices. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the K®. Bake in
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SKI PAJAMAS
Sizes 3 - 6X
7-14
In beautiful shades of
Aqua and Coral
Priced only
$2.98 & $3.98
Tots To Teens
Main St.
’ Newberry
for Winter
Protection Howl
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Drive in today for
Sinclair Anti freeze
S. C. PAYSINGER,
Agent
Phone 200 Newberry, S. C.
Sinclair!
City of Newberry
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
OPERATING FUND
Cash Receipts and Disbursements for the Year Ending September 30, 1959
CASH RECEIPTS
Prior Taxes $ 4,278.30 i
1958 Taxes 132,1*8.95
Tax Penalties 1,071.30 j
Business Licenses 38,907.40
. License Penalties 233.75
Motor Transportation Tax 9,749.06
Beer, Wine and Liquor,Tax 16,552.44
Bank Tax 572.91
Police Fines 15,769.00
Rent 2,106.61
Employees* Retirement : 6,216.14
Building Permits 87.75
Electric Sales 316,103.59
Water Sales 94,492.85
Sewer Service Charge 21,611.60
Water Taps 3,507.40
Miscellaneous * 5,173.10
Income Tax Deductions 21,301.20
Social Security Deductions 6,609.80
Parking Meters 12,418.96
Recreation Department 3,036.22
Employees’ Insurance Deductions 4,112.06
Amusement Tax 182.94
Sales and Use Taxes 1,258.89
Reimbursement for Water Improvements—
Newberry Bond Commission 10,356.50
Transfer from Street Paving Fund 23,909.05
$751,697.77
Balances, October 1, 1958:
Cash on Hand and in Banks 1 2,399.35
TOTAL TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR $754,097.12
CASH DISBURSEMENTS
Administrative Department , $ 30,619.09
Fire Department 22,630.89
Police Department 60,871.79
Street Department 60,527.21
Garbage Department 54,452.11
Public Buildings—Repairs 199.25
Insurance 8,694.71
Parking Meters 4,838.12
General Obligation Bonds 29,000.00
Revenue Bond Debt Service 49,000.00
Contingency Fund 1,200.00
Depreciation Fund 1,200.00
Tax Discount 1,034.56
Electric Department 197,459.53
Water Department 39,649.84
Sewer Department 16,848.11
Joint Utilities Department 21,227.15
Withholding Tax ; 19,620.60
Employees’ Retirement 14,199.64
Social Security 13,003.95
Employees’ Insurance 4,991.48
Garage Expense ’ 3,429.97
Donations 5,419.87
New Equipment and Property 70.486.84
Recreation Department 21,968.95
Amusement Tax 182.94
Sales and Use Tax 387.35
$753,143.95
Gasoline Revolving Fund, Purchases, Net Excess
of Departmental Charges over Current Dis
bursements (696.79)
Balances, September 30, 1959:
Cash on Hand and in Banks 1,649.96
TOTAL ACCOUNTED FOR $574,097.12
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November 13, 1959.
The Honorable Ernest H. Laytin, Mayor
Member of the Board of Aldermen
City of Newberry
Newberry, South Carolina
Gentlemen:
In our opinion, the attached Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements of the operating
fund of the City of Newberry, South Carolina, clearly reflects the results of tre operating fund
transactions on a cash basis for the year ending September 30, 1959, consistent with sound ac
counting principles adopted in the past.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Walter Summer, C.P.A.
CWS/me